HMCS Kootenay
Encyclopedia
Several Canadian
naval units have been named HMCS Kootenay.
(I) was formerly an ex-Royal Navy
escort destroyer, which served in the Royal Canadian Navy
from 1943 to 1945, and was broken up in 1946.
(II) was a Restigouche class destroyer
which served from 1959 to 1995.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
naval units have been named HMCS Kootenay.
(I) was formerly an ex-Royal Navy
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
escort destroyer, which served in the Royal Canadian Navy
Royal Canadian Navy
The history of the Royal Canadian Navy goes back to 1910, when the naval force was created as the Naval Service of Canada and renamed a year later by King George V. The Royal Canadian Navy is one of the three environmental commands of the Canadian Forces...
from 1943 to 1945, and was broken up in 1946.
(II) was a Restigouche class destroyer
Restigouche class destroyer
The Restigouche class destroyer was a class of destroyers that served the Royal Canadian Navy and later the Canadian Forces from the late-1950s to the late-1990s....
which served from 1959 to 1995.
Battle honours
- Atlantic, 1943-45.
- Normandy, 1944.
- English Channel, 1944.
- Biscay, 1944.